Taliban Re-Assert Local Support UN Demonstrate Pro NATO Bias In Afghanistan
The United Nations' envoy to Afghanistan called on the Taliban Friday to cease its attacks on major cities immediately as she warned the conflict-torn country was heading for "catastrophe."
Israeli Warplanes Launch Airstrikes in Southern Lebanon
Lebanon's president said the bombing was Israel's biggest use of force against the country since 2006
by Dave DeCamp Posted onAugust 5, 2021CategoriesNewsTagsLebanon
Israel escalated its response to rocket fire coming out of Lebanon early Thursday morning by launching airstrikes in the country, which Lebanese President Michel Aoun said targeted villages.
“Israel’s use of its air force to target Lebanese villages is the first of its kind since 2006,” Aoun said, referring to the 2006 war that killed over 1,000 people, mostly Lebanese civilians. He said Israel’s action “indicates the presence of aggressive, escalatory intentions in the midst of ongoing threats against Lebanon and its sovereignty.”
The Israeli military was responding to three rockets it said were fired out of southern Lebanon by “Palestinian terror groups,” although no one has taken responsibility. The rockets sparked fires in Israel, but no casualties were reported.
https://news.antiwar.com/2021/08/05/israeli-warplanes-launch-airstrikes-in-southern-lebanon/
Taliban parade US Humvees, arms after capturing provincial capital
Saturday, 07 August 2021 9:05 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 07 August 2021 9:14 AM ]
US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) talks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a rally with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, or the People Act, on the East Steps of the US Capitol on March 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
Taliban militants are seen after seizing Zaranj, the capital of Afghanistan's Nimroz Province, on August 6, 2021. (Photo via RT)
Numerous videos have emerged showing American-made military vehicles and equipment used by the Taliban in the newly-captured southwestern Afghan province of Nimroz as the militant group ramps up offensives to seize further territory across the conflict-ridden country.
Video footage shared on Twitter and other social media networks on Friday displayed the Taliban militants making victory laps in US-made Humvees after seizing the city of Zaranj in Nimroz Province, the first regional capital to fall to the group in months-long clashes with the Afghan government forces.
#BREAKING: Using US armored Humvees, Taliban have captured Zaranj, provincial capital of Nimroz province and Shabarghan, the provincial capital of Jowzjan.#Afghanistan #Taliban #Somalia pic.twitter.com/3RPD4jDMe8
— Axmed Ibrahim Al-Ghaazi (@Alghaazi114) August 6, 2021
Multiple videos circulating online also showed the aftermath of the assault on the southwestern Afghan province, including Humvees flying the Taliban’s flag and the militants in possession of US weaponry.
Taliban insurgents inside Nimruz Police Headquarters. They've seized many Ranger trucks and Humvees. pic.twitter.com/bmXwjuOZ3Y
— Pedro 47 (@CombatJourno) August 6, 2021
In a post on Twitter, a user employed upper-case letters to blast Taliban riding in US-manufactured Humvees in Zaranj, saying, “THE TALIBAN WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER FOR THEIR RECENT LARGE DONATION OF HUMVEE VEHICLES.”
Other footage showed a deserted airfield in Zaranj, where American forces once had a presence, apparently abandoned by the Afghan government troops during the Taliban invasion.
Zaranj Update:
Provincial govt building is seized by Taliban. Police HQ & Zaranj prison are also evacuated & at the hands of Taliban. Many Humvees belonging to the local police are seized by the Taliban.
Pics: Taliban at the gate of govt compound & in custody of humvees. pic.twitter.com/F99M1f36uU
— Pedro 47 (@CombatJourno) August 6, 2021
The Afghan videos shared on twitter were reminiscent of past memories relating to the members of the Daesh terrorist group that used American-made military equipment and weaponry in Iraq to perpetrate their barbaric crimes against Iraqi civilians.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2021/08/07/663915/Taliban-US-Humvee-Nimroz-Zaranj-
